---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the expiration date of the public utility tax exemption for certain electrolytic processing businesses."
description: "Extending the expiration date of the public utility tax exemption for certain electrolytic processing businesses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wa"
legislature: "Washington Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 6007"
citation: "Washington SB 6007 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUSINESSES", "TAX PREFERENCES - EXEMPTIONS", "CREDITS", "DEDUCTIONS", "DEFERRALS", "ETC.", "UTILITIES"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Takko"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-07"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fbe1b2b-7361-475d-b892-a9e5b32e96d2"
source_url: "http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=6007&year=2017"
source_hash: "ebf8ee6d47e32a086dad2d909bea9a6e3e546d61d243a4ba00f5d70225c719cc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wa"]
---

# Washington SB 6007 (2017-2018) — Extending the expiration date of the public utility tax exemption for certain electrolytic processing businesses.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/Biennium/2017-18/Htm/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6007.htm)

## Votes

- Final Passage (#15) — **94–3** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading & Final Passage (#12) — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Takko — primary (person)
- Sheldon — cosponsor (person)
- Van De Wege — cosponsor (person)
- Warnick — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-12-07** Prefiled for introduction. `filing`
- **2018-01-08** First reading, referred to Energy, Environment & Technology. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** EENT - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-01-25** On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
- **2018-02-26** WM - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-02-26** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-02-26** Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
- **2018-03-02** Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
- **2018-03-05** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-05** Third reading, passed; yeas, 49; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 0. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-06** First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report). `reading-1`
- **2018-03-07** FIN - Majority; do pass.
- **2018-03-07** Minority; do not pass.
- **2018-03-07** Minority; without recommendation.
- **2018-03-07** Placed on second reading.
- **2018-03-07** Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
- **2018-03-07** Third reading, passed; yeas, 94; nays, 3; absent, 0; excused, 1. `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** President signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Speaker signed. `passage`
- **2018-03-09** Delivered to Governor.
- **2018-03-21** Governor signed. `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-21** Chapter 146, 2018 Laws. `became-law`
- **2018-03-21** Effective date 6/7/2018. `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fbe1b2b-7361-475d-b892-a9e5b32e96d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Washington legislature records).